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When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 4 June 2014 Where: Soup Kitchen, 31-33 Spear Street, Manchester M1 1DF We’re delighted to be helping Shield Patterns launch their debut album! The newly formed project of Claire Brentnall and Richard Knox, Shield Patterns has always shown a sophistication beyond its age, with first single The Rule (Gizeh) gathering attention for it’s […]
Douga
When: 7.30pm on Friday 6 June 2014 Where: First Chop Brewing Arm, Unit 3 Trinity Row, Trinity Way, Salford M3 5EN We’re delighted to be helping Douga launch their album The Silent Well! Douga is a band based in Manchester, formed by multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Johnny Winbolt-Lewis. Named after a childhood nickname given to Johnny by his parents, […]
YBAs
When: 7.30pm on Saturday 14 June 2014 Where: First Chop Brewing Arm, Unit 3 Trinity Row, Trinity Way, Salford M3 5EN We’re delighted to be helping YBAs launch their debut album. YBAs write songs in a basement on the corner of Hilton Street and Newton Street in Manchester city centre. Songs about being about being young, losing […]
Happyness
When: 7.30pm on Friday 20 June 2014 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re delighted to be welcoming Happyness back to Manchester, following their appearance at Sounds From The Other City. In support of their highly anticipated debut full length, Weird Little Birthday (out 16 June), acclaimed London three-piece Happyness have announced their […]
The Burning Hell
When: 7.30pm on Friday 11 July 2014 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW Please note: This is a reschedule date, following the cancellation of April’s tour. If you still have a ticket for April’s show, contact the original outlet to exchange it for this show. We’re delighted to be presenting Canada’s The Burning Hell for […]
Owen Pallett
When: 7.30pm on Tuesday 15 July 2014 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE We’re delighted to be bringing Owen Pallett back to Manchester, touring his new album In Conflict. Owen Pallett‘s new album on Domino, In Conflict, is full of love songs – more specifically, songs about liminal states and our loved ones locked in battle […]
Jane Weaver
When: 7.30pm on Friday 25 July 2014 Where: First Chop Brewing Arm, Unit 3 Trinity Row, Trinity Way, Salford M3 5EN We’re delighted to be helping Jane Weaver launch her new album at First Chop Brewing Arm. Jane Weaver unveils her new album The Silver Globe, released on her own femme freak imprint Bird through Manchester label […]
Kiran Leonard
When: 7.30pm on Saturday 26 July 2014 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW We’re delighted to be working once again with H!M favourite Kiran Leonard. Kiran Leonard is a mercurially talented 18-year-old musician from Oldham. His debut album, Bowler Hat Soup, was released on Hand Of Glory in late 2013 as a limited run of 300 vinyl copies. His […]
Eleanor Friedberger (The Fiery Furnaces)
When: 7.30pm on Sunday 3 August 2014 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re delighted to be welcoming back Eleanor Friedberger for a rare solo show. At a time when most female singer-songwriters perform as alter egos, Eleanor Friedberger is simply, refreshingly herself. And that’s just the way her fans like it. Having spent […]
Lower
When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 6 August 2014 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re delighted to be working with Lower for the first time. Lower make intense music. Seek Warmer Climes, the Copenhagen quartet’s debut album, released through Matador, sparkles with the harmonic dissonance and high-strung urgency of their underground rock forebears. But […]